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What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate part 3

  Here is the third installment in a 5 part series of interviews with current CrossFit Affiliate owners.  If you missed the first two be sure to check out my introduction and Part 1 as well as Part 2.  Enjoy! … Continue reading

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What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate part 2

Here is the second installment in a 5 part series of interviews with current CrossFit affiliate owners.  If you missed my preable to the series and Interview number 1 you can find that here. Interview with an Affiliate part 2 … Continue reading

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What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate Part 1

As CrossFit has grown, so has the number of folks securing “CrossFit Anytown” domain names and rushing to open their doors.  I have had a few frustrating consultations with folks who have been training CF (as in themselves doing the … Continue reading

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Are you offering too many classes?

I talk to a lot of CrossFit affiliates in their first year of business who are offering upwards of 20 classes per week, yet don’t have the enrollment to merit that number of classes, many of them with only 1 … Continue reading

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The Private Training Component: Not to be Overlooked

When we first opened in 2004 Coach Glassman urged us to begin our practice like this: Get a private training client. Train her for a while, then ask her to bring in a friend. Train the 2 of them together, … Continue reading

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